Balanced quick operating valve



, Jhune 7, l1932. Y F. HENNEBHLE 1,861,916

. BALANCED QUICK OPERATING VALVE Filed May 18. 1951 Eig-Ei Iliff S11/vanto@ Patented June 7, 1932 l UNITED -s'lfa'rl-:sr PATENT IoFFlcl-z rum: HENNEBHLE. or CHICAGO, ILL'INoIs BALANGED QUICK OPERATING VALVEV appunti@ mea kay -1a, rsa1. serial No. 538,374.

My invention relates to thev art of valves and it particularly has reference to valves for controlling the passage .of viscous liq'uids at high pressure passing through conduits.

Pr1marily,theinvent1on seeks to provide a simple, inexpensive valve which can be opened and closed with a minimum etfortand et, when closed, will eectivelycut off the ti'ow of liquid.

Further, it is anl object to provide a valve capable of holding liquids at pressures of five thousand pounds or more without leakage around the stems of the valve.

Further, it is an object of the invention to provide a balanced uick acting valve in which those parts subject to deterioration or wear may be readily replaced when necessary. Other objects will in art be'obvious and in part be pointed out ereinafter.

v To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends, the invention .still further resides in the noveldetails, of construction, combiy nationand arrangement ofnarts, all of which will be first fully descri in the following detailed description, then be particularly pointed out in the a pended claims, yreference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which j Figure l is a vertical section of one embodime'nt of the invention. y

Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of lFigure l. v v Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of another embodiment of theinvention.

Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

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` -In the drawingfl represents a valve body l referably -of angular cross section, hexa on orm bein `.shown in the drawing.' he valve body as an inlet'opening 2 and an'outlet opening 3 threadedv for connection in the pipe line, the o enings being separatedby a uid passage 5 locatedat ri ht an lesto the axes ofthe openings v 2v an 3. A' evelledj-vallve` seat 6 is provided at the inlet edge of the passage 5. e 1 v 7 and 8 indicate co-axial lon 'tudinalbores entering from the ends of the ody 1 at right diameter and annular Figure 5 is a detail view of a modification angles to the axis of the openin 2 and 3 coincident with the axis ofthe Hui passage 5. The bores 7 and-8 are counterboredfas at 9 .and 10 and these counterbores-have their ends internally threaded as at 11.

Stem guides 12 are inserted in the bores and counterbores and com rise sleeves 13 which lie in the portion of t e bore of lesser washer holdings rings e 14 which lie in the portion'of greater diam- 60 eter of the bores. The rings 14 carry U- shaped leather washers 15 which are held in place by washer followers -16 'and the collar nuts 17 and 20 respectively.

' The collar nut 17 is bored at 18 for the 66 l operating stem24 of the valve piston 23 While the nut 20 is bored at 21 for the reception of the auxiliary tubular stem 30. The collar nut 20 is also provided witha sp ing seat 22 to receive the coil spring 35 w ich engages a lo spring disk 33 on the reduced threaded outer end 32 of the auxiliary tubular stem` 30 and is held in adjusted posltion b a win nut 34.v

The valve piston 23 has a evelle seating surface -or valve face 25. The valve piston 76 23 is provided with a connecting'neck 26 that carries a guide 27 from whichprojects the reduced stem 28 whose end 29 is threaded into the auxiliary tubularstem 30 so that the parts 30 and 28 may be rigidly V,secured together in .l0 assembling the valve structure, the auxiliary stem 30 having internal threads 31 for cooperation with the' threaded end 29 of the reduced stem 28. 'The operating stem 24,- valve piston 23, connecting neck '26, guide 27, 95 reduced stem 28,3and tubular stem 30, together .constitute a substantially rod-like valve unit. A

On thev operating stem 24 is mounted any n suitablel means by which thevalve may be Aopened and closed. `This means may befa.

connection with the armature 'of an electromagnet (not shown) or a connection with la lever by means of which the valve may be Auv .moved longitudinally. The connection mayv -be made through the medium of a connector 37 having an opening 39 to which the operating instrumentality may beconnected and v having a split clamp 38 internally threaded 10 to receive the threaded end 36 of the operatin stem 24. v i

e above description applies to the rst embodiment of the invention.

' The second embodiment illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 involves a valve body- 40 having an inlet openin 41, an outlet o ning 42, a web 43 with iiui passage .44 an bevelled valve seat `45. It also has the co-axial bores 46 and 47 counterbored at 48 and 49 .respectively, the counterbores having the threaded `ends 50 as shown.

Stem guides 51 and 52 respectively are lo` cated in the bores and counterbores and have sleeve portions 53, 53 respectively, and annular washer holding members 54 for the U- sha ed. leather washers 55, the same being hel in place by washer followers 56 and collar nuts 59 and 57 respectively.

im` The collar nut 57 has abore f58 for the operating stem 63 of the valve, and the collar nut 59 has a bore 60 for the reduced stem 68 of the valve.A The collarnut '59 also has a i spring seat 61 forthespring 72 held by means of a wing nut 71 and spring disk 70 on the threaded end 69 of the reduced stem 68.

A 62 designates the valve `piston whose oper- A atin stem 63 carries the operating connector 73 w ich may be constructed the same as the connector 37 in the preceding embodiment of the invention andmounted on the threaded end 64 of the stem. l 65 is the bevelled face of the valve piston 62 to the guide piston 67 from which the reduced -stem 68 projects. The operating stem 63, valve iston 62, connecting neck 66, guide piston 6 and reduced stem 68 together constitutes rod-like valve unit.

In the embodiment shown in Figures 3 and 4 the area of the valve seat 65 is ve slight', the dierence in diameter. between t e valve piston 62 and guide piston 67 being about one-fortieth smaller than the diameter of the piston 62. Instead of making the piston 62 and the piston 67 of slightly dierent diameters the construction shown in Figure 5 may be employed from which it will be seen that the iston 65"l is short and does not move in thel r e of the valvevstem guide but has a portion 62 reduced to the same diameter ,as

that of the piston 67. In this case the pressure of the Huid passed through the valve will act exactl ual in both directions and the valve thus y balanced."

In the use of theinvention the pressure of the relatively light rings 35 or 72 as the case may be, is. suicient to keep the valve seated. In a valve designed for five thousand unds line pressures. Yfive pound spring is' suicient for the u When it is open the valve it is nly. necessary to lift the connector '37 or 73'` to-raise the valveface 25-or 65 from their' respective seats as the case may be. The

A sitelg the valve'piston 62, and 66 is a connecting neck which joinsrod-like valve `unit passing -isat right pemngaflsaidbody ha aligningbor'esentenn a the axes of which eoin- 18,0.

moment occurs Huid will iiow' from the' eration and advanta es of ny invention will be clear to those ski led in the art to which it relates. n

What I claim is: I

1. In valves, a valve body having oppodisposed inlet and outlet openi and awe having a fluid passage, the axis o whichis at right angles to the axesof said open-l ings, said body having aliiing bores enteringfrom opposite ends, t e axes of which bores coincide with that of said fluid passage, a stem uide in each bore, a substantially rodlike va ve unit passing through said guides and bores and having a. seating surface, said web having avalve seat cooperating with said surface, and packing devices vin said bores around said valve unit.

2. In valves, a valve body having oppositely disposed inlet and outlet openings an a web having a fluid passage, the axis oi which is at right angles to the axes of said openings,

said body havin aligning bores entering from .opposite en the axes of which bores Acoincide with that oi saidl fluid passage, a stem is at right angles to the axes of said openings, said body having 'ng bores entering from oposite ends, e axes of which bores coinci e with that. of said fluid passa a stem guide in each bore, a substanti y through said nsv guides and bores and having a seating surface,

said web having a' valve seat cooperating with said surface, cking devices 1n said bores around said v ve-un1t,'and means on one'end of said lvalve unit continuously tending to seat essere 1.......

nv ves avave y a lyx disposed web having a fluid passage, the axiso angles `to the axes of 'nid o et andA outlet openmg'zpdrlsillolch oppositev ends eide-with that of said fluid passage, a stem guide in each bore, a substantially rod-like valve unit passing through said guides and bores and having a seating surface, said web having a valve seat cooperating with said surface, packing devices in said bores around said valve unit, means on one end of said valve unit located outside of said valve body by which said unit may be moved to seat or unseat said seating surface, and means on one end of said valve unit continuously tending to seat said valve unit.

5. In valves, a valve body having oppositely disposed inlet and outlet openings, and a web having a fluid passage, the axis of which is at right angles to the axes of said openings, said body having aligning bores entering from opposite ends, the axes of which bores coincide with that of said fluid passage, a steml guide in each bore, a substantially rod-like valve unit passing through said guides and bores and having a seating surface, said web having a valve seat cooperating with said surface, around said valve unit, said packing devices each compris' a washer supporting ring on said stem guide, a U-shaped flexible washer laid over said ring, a washer follower, and means to hold said followeragainst said washer and said washer in lplace on said ring.

'6. In valves,'a valve body having oppo- .sitely disposed inlet and outlet openings, 'and a web having a fluid passage, the axis of which is at right angles to the axes of said openings, said body having aligning bores entering from opposite ends, the axes of which bores coincide with that of said fluid passage, a stem guide in each bore, a substantially rod-like valve unit passing through said guides and bores and having a 'seating surface, said web having a valve seat cooperating with said surface, and packing devices in said bores around said valveunit,

said valve unit comprising a valve piston operating in one stem guide-and carrying said valve seating surface, a guide piston operable in the other stem guide, a connecting neck between said pistons, and stems projecting from said pistons to the outside of said valve body. l

7. In valves, a valve body having oppos'itely disposed inlet and outlet openings, and

a web having a fluid passage, the axis of which is Aat right angles to the axes of said 5 openings, said body having aligning bores 5 said guides and bores surface, said web having a valve seat cooperating with said surface, and packing deerating in one stem guide and carrying said p entering from opposite ends, the axes of which bores coincide with that of said fluid passage, a stem guide-in each bore, a substantially rod-like valve unit passing through vices in said bores around said valve unit, said valve umt comprising a valve piston opand packing devices in said boresv which is at right angles to the axes of said openings, said body having aligning bores entering from opposite ends, the axes of which bores coincide with that of said fluid passage, a stem guide in each bore, a substantially rod-like valve unit passing through said guides and bores and having a seating surface, said web having a valve seat cooperating with said surface, andpacking de-y vices in saidv bores around said valveunit,

said valve unit comprising a valve piston operating lin one stem guide and carrying said valve seating surface, a guide piston operable in the other stem guide, a connecting neck-between said pistons, said valve piston having an operating stein projecting to the' outside of said body, said guide piston including .a reduced stem', an auxiliary tubu-Y lar stem for receiving said reduced stem and means securing said'y reduced stem land said tubular stem together said tubular stem projecting to the outside of said valve body, and adjustable tension spring means on said auxiliary stem.

FRANK HENNEBHLE.

and having a seating 

